Spoonage
January 11th, 2017, 04:53 AM
Hi all,
Wanted to see if a US retailer or the US service center would do warranty work on a Pelikan that was purchased and shipped from an overseas retailer. I guess more specifically swapping the nib unit or adjusting it at a minimum. I purchased an M1000 and these are the "issues" / concerns I have...
1. Nib and feed appear to be slightly missaligned. Nib appears to be rotated slightly from "center" and is also shifted slightly to one side. I guess this is a visual concern / preference. Pen still lays down ink with no issues of hard starts, railroading, starvation.
2. Nib "shoulders" appear to not be the same "shape" / curvature. Again just a visual concern preference unless either of these concerns truly are issues.
3. Nib feels a bit feedbacky / scratchy and is fairly audible when writing. I've tried it on 3 different papers (albeit not the best paper in the world) but I can tell the difference in feedback between the different papers and also between different pens on the same papers. Only pens I can compare it to are a vintage Monte Blanc with a BB nib, a new Sailor KOP with a M nib, and a Noodler's Ahab with a flex nib I've been playing with. I have another pen on the way that I could do a comparison with but wont be here for a couple days.
4. While it lays down a nice consistent line, it appears to be rather thick. For reference my M1000 has a F nib, but to my eye lays down a line thicker than the KOP with an M nib. I guess its hard to directly compare since they are from different manufacturers especially one being "Western" and one being Japanese, but still figured the F nib would lay down a thinner line than the M nib on my KOP regardless of it being a Japanese M. Comparing the tipping materials between the M1000 and the KOP, the M1000 looks to be a huge blob and the KOP is rather small.
I'll get pics up later today.
The retailer I purchased it from said I could return it to him, but again that's shipping it back overseas which is its own set of inconveniences. I wonder if Pelikan can't do anything here if it would actually be cheaper / better to just send it off to a nibsmith to get it adjusted rather than shipoing it back over seas...
Wanted to see if a US retailer or the US service center would do warranty work on a Pelikan that was purchased and shipped from an overseas retailer. I guess more specifically swapping the nib unit or adjusting it at a minimum. I purchased an M1000 and these are the "issues" / concerns I have...
1. Nib and feed appear to be slightly missaligned. Nib appears to be rotated slightly from "center" and is also shifted slightly to one side. I guess this is a visual concern / preference. Pen still lays down ink with no issues of hard starts, railroading, starvation.
2. Nib "shoulders" appear to not be the same "shape" / curvature. Again just a visual concern preference unless either of these concerns truly are issues.
3. Nib feels a bit feedbacky / scratchy and is fairly audible when writing. I've tried it on 3 different papers (albeit not the best paper in the world) but I can tell the difference in feedback between the different papers and also between different pens on the same papers. Only pens I can compare it to are a vintage Monte Blanc with a BB nib, a new Sailor KOP with a M nib, and a Noodler's Ahab with a flex nib I've been playing with. I have another pen on the way that I could do a comparison with but wont be here for a couple days.
4. While it lays down a nice consistent line, it appears to be rather thick. For reference my M1000 has a F nib, but to my eye lays down a line thicker than the KOP with an M nib. I guess its hard to directly compare since they are from different manufacturers especially one being "Western" and one being Japanese, but still figured the F nib would lay down a thinner line than the M nib on my KOP regardless of it being a Japanese M. Comparing the tipping materials between the M1000 and the KOP, the M1000 looks to be a huge blob and the KOP is rather small.
I'll get pics up later today.
The retailer I purchased it from said I could return it to him, but again that's shipping it back overseas which is its own set of inconveniences. I wonder if Pelikan can't do anything here if it would actually be cheaper / better to just send it off to a nibsmith to get it adjusted rather than shipoing it back over seas...